hosiery
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈhoʊziəri/
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medias
- Fishing, hosiery, and sheep rearing were very labor-intensive and often dangerous.
- hosiery and underwear
- hosiery industry
I like that stocking, what else, you know, I like that little bit of hosiery.
- I like that stocking, what else, you know, I like that little bit of hosiery.
- That's a lie because when I was a child, back to your question, I remember once I tried on my mum's hosiery tights.
Examples
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Nearly all these five produce top brand names in jeans, hosiery, and underwear.
Academic text (1998) -
The patient, wearing normal hosiery, then put on the shoe.
Academic text (1994) -
Others examined agricultural equipment and admired the craftsmanship of the hosiery and boats on display.
Academic text (1990) -
Today, these kinds of hosiery are highly fashionable; they are sheer, thin, and natural-looking.
Blog text (30) -
Jamaica now specializes in the assembly of "foundation" and "standard" garments for export: underwear, hosiery, brassieres, shirts, and trousers.
Academic text (1998) -
She bought a new set of hosiery for the winter season.
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The store offers a wide variety of hosiery, including tights and knee-high socks.
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Many women prefer to wear hosiery under dresses for added comfort and elegance.
Synonyms
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4.8
Clothes that women wear under other clothes, often thin and pretty
58
3.2
A tight one-piece clothing for women that covers the waist to the toes
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9.9
Tight leg coverings like socks or stockings worn in the past
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3.7
Clothes women wear under other clothes, for example bras and panties
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hosiery comes from the old word hose, which meant 'covering for the leg', and the ending -ery shows 'a group or place'. So hosiery means a group of leg coverings like stockings, socks and tights, and in British English it can also include underwear.